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8829 to 8847 ( 'oiitiiiucd. 

 8843. 



From Naples. " A good-sized tree, evidently of a cnltivate<l port, on Posilijio 

 hill. Prohalily a hrelxis tree, i. e., a port wliirli mature.^ the spriiijj <:;eneia- 

 tion eorrepponllinjr to the protieo jjeneration of a caiirilif;." (SiviiKjIi:) ( No. 

 115.) 



8844. 



From Mipeno, near Pozzuoli. " Profico hianco, white caj^rifij:. A pniall tree 

 in tlie garden on the top < >f M< mnt Miseno. It had a few uiaimiif and tiouw //ruficlti 

 whith showed a large nund)er of male flowei-u. Evidently a i-ultivate<i sort of 

 value. It.H hotanical eharactei-s are a.-^ follows: Liarrs irhely lidiri/, j)etioles 

 thick and short; also velvety ]»id)eseent. Leaves medium sized, short and 

 thiek, decidedly .S-7-lohed. Sinuses rather open, usually less than one-half way 

 to middle. Ijeaves(someat least) show luimerous small yellowish dots on the 

 upper surface. Ai)ical lohe hluntly deltoid with nearly straight sides. Base 

 strongly cordate. Lamina ahruptly attache<l to midrib. Veins usually drying 

 green. Lateral lobes bulge so sinus line cuts them. Prolichi very small (pos- 

 sibly young?) 'AH x 33 onil, with many male Howers. Skin marked with large, 

 nearly white dots." (>'iu:iiitjli\] iNo. lid. i 



8845. 



From Naples. "A large tree of a cultivated sort, growing in a garden on 

 Posilipo hill. It had numerous jn-oficlti containing many male Howers. A 

 promising caprifig. Its botanical characters arc as follows: Liiirrs l<tr(/r,irirff- 

 iilar in ontlltw, irith irry opin siuii.'^ex. Leaf large, irregular in outline, somewhat 

 hairy; 3-5-lol)ed sinuses, rather shallow and very open. Lateral lobes very 

 coarsely dentate. Middle lobe thick and bulging but slightly, with an acute 

 straight-sided apex. Base U-shaped or slightly cordate. Lamina deiurrent. 

 Veins reddish on drying; ])almate veins hairy. Petioles only slightly hairy, 

 rather long and not very slender. I'rolichi very large, ovate, (i2 x 40, with a 

 good number of male flowers; pe<licels of Howers purplish at luise. ^Nluch 

 resembles No. 8837, but differs in having large leaf, more decurrent lanuna, 

 and more hairy petioles and veins, and Hower jiedicels purplish at Itase. 

 Most resembles No. 8834; differs in large irregular leaf, with more open sinuses 

 and protichi not depressed at apex." {Strinylt'.) (No. 117.) 



8846. 



From Nai)les. "A large cultivated lig in a garden on PosilijM) hill, bearing 

 a.ie\\ brehax.'' {Sicinf/le.) (No. 113. ) 



8847. 



F>om Lago Averno, near Pozzuoli. "A large tree near the road from Arco 

 Filice to Pozzuoli. It was covered with hrelnin figs. X promising sort of 

 early fig. " ( Swingle. ) ( No. 1 19. ) 



8848 to 8886. 



From Nice, France. Presented by A. Eobertson-Proschowskv. Received Jfune 

 13, 1902. 



A collection of seeds as follows: 



8848. Agerati'm .nExicAxiM. 



8849. Amorpha fruticosa. 



8850. Antholyza aethiopica. 



8851. Araujia sericipera. 



8852. Aristolochia elegans. 



8853. Berberis nepalensis. 



